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Reproduction Study Guide
1. What is the purpose of meiosis?
2. Where does it occur?
3. What is the purpose of mitosis?
4. Where does it occur?
5. How many cells & chromosomes (in each cell) are present at the end of meiosis? Mitosis?
6. How are twins formed? Explain each type.
7. Draw a sketch of a placenta and umbilical cord. Explain in detail the function of each.
8. Explain in detail why it matters if the umbilical cord is wrapped around a baby’s neck.
What happens if the cord is wrapped around the baby’s ankle?
9. Explain what takes place during the six stages of development: gamete formation,
fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, organ formation and growth/tissue specialization.
10. When do each of the following occur?
-meiosis
-sex can be determined
-implantation
-all organs functioning
-brain forms
-earliest baby can be born and survive
-heart beats
11. What are the symptoms of labor?
12. Explain in detail what is actually happening in the mother’s body during labor from the
first symptoms to the afterbirth.
13. What is the afterbirth?
14. Briefly describe each:
-Gestational Diabetes
-Miscarriage and Stillbirth
-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
-Conjoined Twins
15. Draw the female reproductive system and label the uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovary,
fimbria, and vagina.
16. Where is the mucous plug and what is its purpose?
17. What is a vasectomy?
18. What is In Vitro Fertilization? Why would a couple choose to utilize it?
19. List the hormones produced by the pituitary gland, their targets and actions.
20. List the hormones produced by the ovaries and testes, their targets and actions.
21. List the hormone used to detect pregnancy. Where is this hormone released?
22. What is the zona pellucida? Explain its purpose.
23. What is a blastocyst? At what point is it implanted in the uterus?
24. At what point in a pregnancy can the sex of a child be determined?
25. What is an amniocentisis? Why would a woman have this procedure performed?
26. What is lanugo? What is vernix caseoso?
27. What are reasons a woman would have a C-section instead of a vaginal birth?